Phragmidium fragariae
Phragmidium fragariae is a rust on Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis). There is no host-plant alternation. Aecia and uredinia are orange-yellow, mostly on leaf undersides and petioles but also on calyx. Telia are dark purplish-brown; teliospores with 4 cells, a pedicel, and no apiculus.
host 
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Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis
sue
Bagworth, Baptist Chapel yard
17 April 2020
on Potentilla sterilis, Barren Strawberry
sue
Shepshed Cemetery
23 November 2025
Barren Strawberry
telia
sue
Bagworth, Baptist Chapel yard
17 April 2020
sue
Shepshed Cemetery
23 November 2025
teliospores with 4 cells
sue
Shepshed Cemetery
23 November 2025
telia on underside
sue
Enderby, St John Baptist churchyard
20 March 2026
sue
Enderby, St John Baptist churchyard
20 March 2026
sue
Bagworth, Baptist Chapel yard
17 April 2020
sue
Shepshed Cemetery
23 November 2025
teliospores
sue
Enderby, St John Baptist churchyard
20 March 2026
sue
Swithland, St Leonard's churchyard
21 March 2026
rust on Barren Strawberry
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Pucciniales
- Family:
- Phragmidiaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 18/04/2019 (lemmon, roy)
- Last record:
- 21/03/2026 (Timms, Sue)
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